Filter.



PATENTED JUNE 23, 190s.

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APPLICATION FILED MAB. 2, 1903.

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Patented .Tune 23, 19.03.

ADOLPH FISCHER, OF MCKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF O'NE- .HALF TO MAX SELIIOVITS, OF BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA.

FILTER.

srncrrroarlon arming part of Letters Patent No. 731,878, dated June 2e, 1903.

l To. all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, ADoLPH FISCHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at McKeesport,in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented and discovered new and useful Improvements in Filters, of-` which the following is a specification.

Myinvention relates to filters, its object befv portion a transverse partition 2, which divides the casing 1 into two compartments or cham-` u j "lbers, 3 and 4. The ends of the casing 1 are closed by screw-caps 5 and 6, which are easily removed to permit access to theinteriors of the compartments 3 and 4. Thepartition 2 has a portion thereof with perforations 7, which constitute a sieve or strainer, and the perfo?` "rated portion is included within the circumference of the tube or sponge holder 8, which is secured at one end to the partition 2 and has its other end open and near the lower end `of the casing. The tube 8 and perforations 7 are shown concentrically `arranged about the axis of the casing 1; but they may be otherwise arranged, if desired. A sponge 9 or other ltering material is placed in the tube or holderS. An inlet-pipe 10 leads into the upper part of the chamber L11.

Secured to the inner side of the upper end of the chamber 3 is a horizontal connectingwater enters the chamber 4 through the inpiece 11, on which is secured the upper end of the tube or sponge holder 12, having the bottom 13 provided with perforations 1.4. Below the bottom 13 and secured to the outer part thereof is a funnel-like extension 15, having an opening in its bottomconnected to the outlet-pipe 16, which lies near the partition 2. A sponge 17 is put into the tube 12.

The operation of my filteris as follows: The

let-pipe lO and then `passes up through the sponge or filtering material L9` in the tube or holder S. From the holder 8 the water passes through the perforatons7 into the chamber Application nea nach 2,1903. senti No. 145,673. et) model.)

.in the tube or holder 12 and extension 15 and' finally` passes out through outlet-pipe 16.

If desired, the sponges 9 and 17 may be suppliedwith such chemicals as the impurities in the Water may require for their elimination.

The caps 5 and 6 may be removed from time to time, so that the chambers 3 and 4 may be cleaned and the sponges removed.

Of course myfllter can be used for other fluids than water.

I do not desire to be restricted to the precise construction shown,lbut include all changes that fairly fall within the scope thereof.

Havingdescribed my invention, I claim- 1. A filter having a partition dividing the same into two compartments and having a portion thereof perforated, au open holder lo- Lcated in one compartment and secured to said partition so as to include therein the perforations in the partition, an open holder located in the other compartment, filtering material `in said holders, an inlet-pipe leading into the `first of said compartments, and an outletfpipe connected to one end of the holder in the second compartment, the said partition and the bottom of said second holder permitting the flow of fluid from the filtering material therethrough.

'2. A filter comprising a casing having a transverse partition extending from side to "side thereof, dividing the filter into chambers, an open-bottomed holder located iu one chamber and secured to the partition, an inlet-pipe for the said chamber, an-open-topped holder in the other chamber, and an outlet pipe connected to the bottom of said last holder, a removable cap at each end of said casing for permitting access to said holders and chambers, said partitiony allowing fluid to pass from the iirst holder into the second chamber.

Signed at Pittsburg this 27th ary, 1903.

ADoLPH riser-IER.

day ofFebru- Witnesses:

M. A. BUSHMAN, A. M. STEEN. 

